Sputum-cup.



PATENTED OCT. 29,*1907.

G. W. MEINECKE.

vSPUI'UM CUP. APPLIGATION FILED 0011.16.1906.

g l I /NVENTOH- MMM@ A TTOH/VEYS CHRISTIAN W. MEINEGKE, OF JERS EY CITY,COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO WHITALL TATUM A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SPUTUM-CU? I Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented Oct. 29, 1907'.

Applieatiti iled October 16, 1906. Serial No. 339253.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRIs'rIAX Mnmneiin, a citizen ot the United States,and a rendent ot' Jersey tfity, Hudson county New Jersey, have inventedeert-ain new and uset'ul lmprovenninley in Sputuin-tups. ot' whit-li thefollowing' is a speeiliealion.

My invention relates lo boxes mcups providt d lor receiving the sputumot' eonsunipl'ives and other sick persons and has for its objoet toprovide a simple and i l0 Cheap cup oi this Qharaeter which will benormally covered with a lid.

The invention will be lully dtrseiibed hereinal'trn. and the features olnovelt y pointrd out in the appent'lod claims.

Reference to he had to the accompanying' drawings, in which Figure l. isa perspeetive vien' of a sputum box or cup embodying my invention; Fig.2 is a vertical seetion thereof; Fig. 3 shows the borY insQrted in aholder; 2O Fig. 4 is a top View ot' the box; and Fig. 5 is a partialvertical section showing another torni of 1ny invention. The boX body Ais generally inade ol paper or similar materials, and its shape is thatoi a rectangular prism. The back A. is extended to l'orm an attachingportion or the lid B. ln the form illust-rated by Figs. l. to t.,

the extension A2 is made as a sheath A3 into which the rear edge of thelid B is fitted. Preferably the lid is both wider and longer than thebody A, and so arranged as to project beyond ther body on all sides, seeFig. 4. This lid is made of stiffer material than the body, and

is adapted to close automatically by the` Weight of its l'ronl portion,the rear portion, which pro; jects beyond the boek A, forming a handlefor the Convenient opening' ot the lid. The extension A2 lorins n hingeeonneet'ingr the lid l), with the. box body A. The lid is gemir-ed bypaste, by means ol` rivets B, or by other suitable means. i

For convenience the box may be held during use in a holder t) made ol'inet-al or other resistant material, see Fig. 5%. This holder may beprovided with a handle W. When theI box A is full, or when it is desiredto examine the sputum, the box is removed from the holder ('l andanother box inserted in its place.

The construction shown in Fig. 5 has a lid B 'formed integral with thehinge and the box. body A2. A strip D may be secured to the top ot' thelid to stiften the lid and to facilitate its automatic Closing Whenreleased.

The improved sputum receptacle is easily handled, closes automaticallywhen left'. to iselt', and being made et Combustible material, isreadily destroyed when desired.

I claim:

.f\ sputum receptacle comprising a box ol liexible 1naterial the upperedge ot one side being extended outwardly beyond the upper edge of thebox to forni :l thumb piece and adapted to be readily llexed :it saidedge to form a liinse. and :i lid attached lo said extension,substantially as described.

CHRISTIAN W. MEINECKE.

Witnesses FRITZ v. BninsnN, EUGENE Enma.

